MINUTES
MEETING –BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HIGHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
14 Elting Place
Highland, NY 12528
           Thursday May 23, 2019




CALL TO ORDER 6:00PM  (6:21pm)
In attendance: Nancy Hammond, Darlene Plavchak, Melissa Burdash, Mark McPeck, Director Julie Kelsall-Dempsey. Meeting facilitated by Mark (standing in for Darlene at her request)


Pledge


Minutes:                        April 23,  2019 Move to accept-Nancy, Second-Darlene, approve-all. 


Financial report:
1.  Be it resolved to accept the April  2019 financial report as prepared by Rose Woodworth, accountant (Presented in special meeting).  Move to approve-Melissa, second-Nancy, accept-all


1. Be it resolved to approve the warrants attached for operating expenses for the month of May 2019. Move to accept-Melissa, second-Nancy, approve-all.


                                                
Director's Report:           Gutter guards- pending installment. Weather has not been cooperative, so we had to reschedule.
                        Mobile App-Live for iphone and android.
                        SpringFest-Well attended, we were a sponsor. 
                        Staff training-currently LGBTQ seminar, there are others for Safe Harbor (Trafficking) and Teen Empowerment.
                        Handyman-Looking for part time or on call general handyman. (5hr per week or less) preferably with taping and painting experience. 
                        Friends Garden is complete and lovely. 
                        Jacobsen Press conference-held at the Library with unfortunately short notice. Sidewalk grant announced.         
                Staff work anniversaries recognition 2019: Sara 25 years; Toni 10 years-will plan recognition at June or July meeting. 
                        St Augustine’s Bazaar-We will be closing early on 6/20 for the Bazaar (they use our parking lot and getting in and out gets tricky, Library use is typically low then so it makes the most sense to just close a little early)
                        Generator-is installed and must be tested weekly. Checked with closest neighbor to see if there was a preferred time for this and will be scheduled accordingly. 


                


Standing Committees:      Facilities-No report          
                                                 Personnel-no report                                                                                                  
                                                 Trustee Training-no report        
 New Business:                
                Director evaluation form-would like to evaluate our evaluation tool before end of Fiscal Year to see if maybe there’s a form that might better suit our needs. Copies will be emailed to trustees to review, will discuss at next meeting.         
                                                


Old Business:                  Sexual harassment prevention policy amendment (second reading and vote) Move to accept-Nancy, second-Darlene, approve-all. 


Friends Liaison- Leslie Benson/ Eric Norberg-  Summer raffle currently going on, tickets available $5 each. Drawing in July. 


Public Comments


 Other
 Adjournment 6:55  Move Nancy, Second Darlene.